Bind Strings from an .resw file with ReswFileCodeGenerator in XAML

Question

I tried to localize my Windows Universal App with the Multilingual app toolkit. Because you can't bind strings directly from a .resw file in XAML, I used the ReswFileCodeGenerator tool. It works great in code behind, but in XAML I can't get this right.

In Windows Phone 8.0 I could use:

Text="{Binding Path=LocalizedResources.StringName, Source={StaticResource Strings}}"

Is there a similar way in Windows (Phone) 8.1 with the ReswFileGenerator tool?

Answer 1

I would still suggest you do it as Depechie already suggested: use x:Uid attribute.

If you need to get the localized string from code, just replace . in resource name with /. So, in XAML you'll write:

<TextBlock x:Uid="appString" />

In code you'll use:

var resourceLoader = new ResourceLoader();
var localizedText = resourceLoader.GetString("appString/Text");

Answer 2

When doing resource translations in wp8.1 with .resw files, you need to use the x:Uid attribute on your xaml control!

Like <TextBlock x:Uid="FieldKey" />

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